Nature reserve · New Hampshire
Packer Bog Preserve
Packer Bog Preserve is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Stratham Hill stands 88 m to the west-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Packer Bog Town Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Coastal Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates43.02438, -70.81470
- 3.5 mi off the Coastal Byway
- 5.1 mi off the Independence Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Branch River Valley Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 18 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Packer Bog Town Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.4 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
- Portsmouth Greenbelt: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Maple Haven Park: 1.0 mi
- Remembrance Park: 1.1 mi
- Town Square: 1.2 mi
- Russell A. Robinson Winnicut Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Community Campus: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Remembrance Memorial: 1.0 mi
- North Tree Marker: 2.3 mi
- 1614 Monument: 3.9 mi
- Stratham Veterans' Memorial Garden: 4.1 mi
- African Burying Ground: 4.5 mi
Peaks
- Breakfast Hill: 1.3 mi
- Peverly Hill: 2.2 mi
- Drake Hill: 2.3 mi
- Barton Hill: 2.9 mi
- Rocky Ledge: 3.0 mi
Museums: 60
- Town Museum and Rye Historical Society: 2.2 mi
- Rundlet-May House Museum: 4.2 mi
- Discover Portsmouth: 4.5 mi
- John Paul Jones House: 4.5 mi
- Jackson House: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 52
- The Colonial Gardens at the Weeks Brick House: 1.6 mi
- Pocket Garden: 4.6 mi
- Goodwin Garden: 4.7 mi
- Liberty Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Victory Gardens: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 42
- Jenness Beach: 3.8 mi
- Foss Beach: 3.8 mi
- Sawyers Beach: 4.0 mi
- Rye North Beach: 4.0 mi
- Philbricks Beach: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 32
- Chestnut Street Arch: 4.5 mi
- Great Blue Heron and Cormorant Sculpture: 4.6 mi
- Fisherman’s Luck: 4.9 mi
- My Mother the Wind: 5.0 mi
- Bones: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 19
- Triple Giant Slides: 1.8 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Cruises: 4.8 mi
- Fuller Gardens: 4.8 mi
- EDALHAB: 5.3 mi
- Fort Constitution Historic Site: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Sheep's Rock: 11.4 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 12.2 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 12.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 12.3 mi
- Coffin's Cut: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Great Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.2 mi
- Piscassic Falls: 7.8 mi
- Hampton Falls: 8.4 mi
- Second Falls: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Birthday Bay: 1.9 mi
- Front Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Scamman Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- 4H Pavilion: 4.2 mi
- Stratham Town Landing: 6.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Southbound: 6.5 mi
- Hampton Liquor and Wine Outlet Northbound: 6.6 mi
- Seabrook Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- I 95 SB Salisbury Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Oil House: 6.2 mi
- Marine Safety Detachment: 6.2 mi
- Portsmouth Harbor Light: 6.3 mi
- Cape Neddick "Nubble" Lighthouse: 14.9 mi
- Front Range Light: 14.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Jailhouse Spring: 7.6 mi
- Lion's Spring: 14.0 mi
- Two Sisters Spring: 14.3 mi
- Rail Spring: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Packer Bog Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratham Hill | WNW 285° | 88 m | 3.9 mi |
| Jewell Hill | W 276° | 81 m | 4.0 mi |
| Great Hill | SSW 208° | 74 m | 8.8 mi |
| Oakland Hill | W 272° | 73 m | 7.7 mi |
| Long Hill | W 276° | 70 m | 3.6 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 294° | 65 m | 7.1 mi |
| Long Hill | W 274° | 62 m | 3.3 mi |
| Rollins Hill | WSW 239° | 62 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:43 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:26 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1426452547
Day trips start here
- Portsmouth · 4 mi
- Dover · 12 mi
- Amesbury · 13 mi
- York · 13 mi
- Newburyport · 15 mi
- Ogunquit · 19 mi
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